OVWA Region 1 Weather Advisory from the National Weather Service for the following counties: LAKE IL-COOK- 317 AM CDT TUE AUG 12 2014 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * HIGH WAVE ACTION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS EXPECTED. * FORECAST WAVE HEIGHTS...4 TO 6 FEET OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. * STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH WAVE ACTION MAKES SWIMMING DIFFICULT AND CAN TIRE EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER QUICKLY. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN SANDBARS. STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS WHERE LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE. RIP CURRENTS AND STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU INTO DEEPER WATER. EXPOSED BEACHES ARE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WAVE AND CURRENT IMPACTS. IMPACTS AT BEACHES WITH PROTECTIVE BREAKWALLS OR JETTIES WILL BE SUBJECT TO ORIENTATION OF STRUCTURES AS WELL AS WIND AND WAVE DIRECTION. FOR INFORMATION ON SWIM ADVISORIES OR BANS AT CHICAGO BEACHES VISIT...WWW.CPDBEACHES.COM. && Stay tuned to the Ohio Valley Weather Aurthority Region 1 for further updates.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 08:19:25 +0000
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